Chelif River

Chelif (وادي الشلف)
Oued Chelif Wad Sheliff
River
Cheliff Bridge nearby Ech Cheliff
Country	Algeria
Cities	Mustaghanam, Ech Cheliff
Source	Saharan Atlas
Mouth	Mediterranean Sea
- coordinates	36°02′22″N 0°07′59″E / 36.03944°N 0.13306°E / 36.03944; 0.13306Coordinates: 36°02′22″N 0°07′59″E / 36.03944°N 0.13306°E / 36.03944; 0.13306
Length	700 km (435 mi)

Chelif River (Arabic: وادي الشلف‎‎, Wadi ash-Shalif) (also spelled Chéliff, or Sheliff) is a 700-kilometre (430 mi) long river in Algeria and also the longest one in the country. It rises from the Saharan Atlas near the city of Aflou, flows through the Tell Atlas and empties into the Mediterranean Sea north of the city of Mustaghanam. Water level in the river often fluctuates. The river is being used for irrigation (mainly on its lower course).

The river has formerly been called the Mekerra and the Sig River